2015 football

2015 football

Head coach James Franklin announced Penn State's Top 15 recruiting class Wednesday during a Signing Day celebration in the Lasch Football Building. The Nittany Lions' Class of 2015 is ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten Conference by the primary scouting services, and from No. 11 to 14 nationally, depending on the scouting service, as of mid-day Wednesday.

Penn State will welcome Rutgers back to Beaver Stadium for the first time in 21 years and play Maryland in M&T Bank Stadium as the Big Ten Conference office on Monday (June 3) announced the 2015 conference football schedule.

Penn State will resume its rivalries with Michigan State and Iowa and continue to clash with Wisconsin in the regular season finale during the 2015 and 2016 football seasons, as the Big Ten Conference office today announced the conference schedules for both years. Michigan State, winner of the 2011 Big Ten Legends Division, will return to the Nittany Lions' schedule in 2015 for the first time since the 2010 season. Legends Division member Iowa also returns to the Nittany Lions' schedule in 2015 after rotating off in 2013 and '14.